The Berlin Girl by Mandy Robotham is one of the most frightening stories that I have ever read. At one point it just. seemed to frightening and realistic for me to continue. The story takes place in Germany right before WW 2..It centers around a group of news reporters from England who are covering the Nazis imediately before the war.

Excellent story of a courageous American journalist stationed in Berlin before as as WWIi begins. A tough cookie with a huge heart embarks on helping a Jewish friends while risking her own life. So much of this story is based on real people who fought tooth and nail to get the true out to their readers. Well researched and I liked the insider perspective of how the Nazi’s ran their propaganda program. Also there were many unbelievable terrifying moments! By the Author of The German Wife. I’d like to thank Net galley and Harper Collins Publishers for an advance copy of this book for an honest review.

I was excited to read this new novel by Mandy Robotham having enjoyed her previous novels. Meet Georgie and Max, 2 reporters who having arrived in Berlin are drawn in to the dark world of the times in 1938.
The relationship of the pair and the characters come alive as you read the book.
Lots of tension and danger involved.
Thanks to #NetGalley for the advance copy
#TheBerlinGirl

This book is set in the summer of 1938 In Berlin. Germany is on the edge of war. The book is about a reporter named Georgie Young that is posted in Berlin close by Max Spender who is from London. They both know that this posting is very important and dangerous.

When arriving in Berlin Georgie sees the city is very dangerous and crawling with Nazis. She sees early on people getting taken out of there houses and how things escalate very quickly. She realizes that she and Max have to do something about this and do it quickly. Even is they put themselves at risk of danger.

Things get even darker if possible when Georgie does some research on Hitler's Germany.

I would like to give thanks to Netgalley, Mandy Robotham and Avon Books UK for giving me the chance to read and review this book.#TheBerlinGirl #NetGalley.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the setting and darkness of it. By the end of the first chapter I was hooked I couldn't stop reading. I really like the character, Georgie. I loved how there were female characters where there wouldn't be in real life. being a female reporter in 1938 wasn't a normal thing. Georgie was the right character for the job. I really liked the relationship between Georgie and Max. The book was very well written. I love the details and how some of the events are true life.

I very much recommend this book to people that like General Fiction (Adult) | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction.

This novel is about Georgie Young, a British reporter who is posted in Berlin with fellow reporter Max Spender. The novel takes place in 1938 Berlin. It's an excellent historical fiction novel. I enjAuthiroyed this book very much and I intend to read more books by the Author.

Thanks, Netgalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed reading The Berlin Girl, Georgie heads to Berlin just before the start of World War II as a journalist. We get to follow her story and other journalists as the war starts,
Historical Fiction is one of my favorite categories to read, I also enjoy mystery and thrillers. The Berlin Girl gave me my historical fiction and some mystery parts when Georgie and another journalist begin trying to find and uncover secrets.

Novel is about Georgie who is a reporter from London who is sent to Berlin in 1939 for the paper she works for. It follows the events that Georgie reports on for a year. I enjoyed the story and found some new information about Hitler at that time. Ending was exciting and I am thankful to NetGalley and Mandy Robotham for letting me preview this book. I will be looking for more books by Mandy Robotham.

A lovely book with a great story line and strong characters that bring the book together,i can highly recommend this to readers.5*

Fascinating insight into Berlin just before the outbreak of world war 2. Very engaging characters but I felt there was not much of a plot but an interesting story.. very emotional ending

I like knowing that there were a number of women in journalism at a time when women's roles were narrowly definied. It's difficult to imagine what a daring step Georgie tookembarking on her assignment to Berlin. The tension and danger that existed in every day life seems unbearable from a distance of more than 80 years. With the benefit of hindsight, it seems impossible that so many reporters and foreign diplomats were trying to tell the world outside of Germany about Hitler's atrocities that were witnessedstory on a regular basis. The other world leaders were reluctant to act and the repercusions were deadly.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I wanted to like it more, but it's a lukewarm story for me. I'm willing to give this another try at a different time, though.

The story about war correspondent Georgie Young and her colleagues in 1938 Berlin was fascinating. A lot has been going on, but only few knew the real truth of what was actually happening. The pacing may be a bit slow for my taste at first, but I understood as Georgie was trying to adjust in the city that would be temporary her home while reporting stories back home in London.

The pacing picked up midway through the novel and it became intriguing, though not as engaging as what I wanted myself to feel.

Overall, I still recommend this book for anyone who like reading war stories.

The details captured in this story were brought to life and I felt myself being drawn into what it might have been like just before the war. The characters were fairly well developed, although a few times I found myself wondering just who some of the characters were and what value they were providing to the storyline. I especially loved reading the "correspondence" from Georgie scattered through the story. Overall, this was a fast paced story and gives you a real glimpse into the timeline.

This was such a good read. I have read another one by this author, The German Midwife, that I enjoyed as well. Georgie Young is a British news correspondent who is working in Berlin, which is on the brink of war. She puts her life at risk several times to capture the lives of those in Berlin who are suffering and being treated unjustly. Max Spender is London reporter who is working alongside her. This story covers their trials and tribulations as they learn about Hitler and his unjust treatment of the Jews. Parts of the book I had to research to get a complete grasp on what was going on. I found the book sad at times but also very relevant and well told. I would highly recommend this one. Thanks so much to NetGalley for an ARC copy of this book.

This book has a lot of relevance to today, and should be read by anyone who wonders how people can wake up one day and think, 'how did we get here?' Set in late 1930s Berlin, it follows a greenhorn journalist through her journey to pre-war Berlin. She has encounters with many different families and types of people, from all sides, and quickly hardens up to the reality of what it really going on around her. Written with such authenticity that it wonders me if the author didn't have some first-hand accounts to base the story on.

The Berlin Girl by Mandy Robotham
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: 29th October, 2020

I want to thank NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing me the ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

The story takes place in the year 1938 in Berlin. Our protagonist Georgie Young is a reporter who gets her posting in Berlin. In a job overly crowded with male colleagues, Georgie is determined to prove her worth by this project. Max Spender, another reporter from London joins Georgie in the flight to Berlin. Though they did not start on a good note, eventually they make peace and help each other. Arriving in a city swathed in red flags and crawling with Nazis, Georgie feels helpless, witnessing innocent people being torn from their homes. As tension rises, she realizes she and Max have to act- even if it means putting their lives on the line.

The Berlin Girl by Mandy Robotham takes you to the then German and plays with your emotion. The truth has been spoken here without making any drama. The title as well as the cover grabs your attention then and there. Once you get into the book, there is no way of returning.

The only drawback you will face while reading the book is that it takes an ample amount of time to build up the environment. The main story is not started until you finish almost one-third of the book. Though I get that in these kinds of stories, it is very necessary to set the background accordingly, it was too making me impatient.

Coming to the points I loved about the book are:
1) The storyline and the character development part was very nice.
2) Two stories were joined together and their progression makes you hooked to the story
3) The way Georgie came out as a strong character with Max by her side has my heart
4) The bitterness of truth is hard to digest but the author has written the story with utmost honesty that is bound to reach your heart.
I would definitely recommend the book to everyone who loves a concrete storyline.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of Robotham’s, The Berlin Girl, in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this story! Robotham did a wonderful job in placing readers in 1938-9 Berlin. Her world-building showed a city that on the one hand was opulent, orderly, and still evidenced a bit of the joie de vivre Georgie had observed only a couple of years earlier during the Olympics. While on the other hand, Berlin (and Germany as a whole) was a place of surmounting fear, censorship, and violence. Throughout, the reader can see this paradox.

Robotham’s writing style is beautiful, which gives the story a nice literary quality. Her descriptions and nuanced ways in describing the physical characteristics, interactions, and thoughts of her characters are creative and superbly done.

And speaking of the characters, they were well-developed, with my favorite being Georgie. She’s caring, hard-working, and perceptive to the world around her. Georgie’s insecurities are naturally always with her, but she doesn’t allow them to take over when she has a mission to accomplish. Her interactions with the other characters are very sincere and relatable. I also appreciated how Robotham created a love story between Georgie and Max that was built on friendship, a growing mutual respect, and professional camaraderie. I would’ve enjoyed just a smidgeon of more romance between them—just a little ;-).

So here is why I gave The Berlin Girl 4 stars as opposed to 5: the ending (inclusive of the epilogue). It was predictable, and the pacing was too fast (almost hurried), which didn’t allow for me to transition between the scenes as I would’ve wanted to. Sometimes I had to reread a few parts to make sure that I followed how the plot unfolded. Aspects of the final getaway seemed too “smooth”. For instance, how could Georgie steal the car of a Gestapo member and speed past a guarded checkpoint without even one gun shot being fired at her and Max? The car chasing them getting a flat tire? Okay, I’ll accept that. And then, the convenience of Georgie and Max (while they’re lost) coming across a farmhouse where they find a couple who just so happens to help them out in time seemed too lucky.

This was the first Robotham novel I’ve read, and I’m interested in reading more stories by her. Loved it :-).

Note: Just a minor editorial note I’d like to share, since this is an ARC: I believe the use of the anatomical term pupil(s) has, at times throughout the novel, been confused with the term, iris.

Thank you again Netgalley.

With thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review.
My kind of book this historically captivating story was truly wonderful warm and so engaging wonderful characters and an excellent plot I can highly recommend.

WWII-based Historical Fiction has become a genre that I read pretty frequently - more than likely I'm reading at least 2 per month. The Berlin Girl took a perspective on the time period leading up to the war, 1938-1939, that I have yet to read - that of the foreign press in Berlin.

Georgie is a British journalist assigned to report from Berlin beginning in 1938. As she settles into the city, she befriends other members of the foreign press and begins reporting on her impressions of what is going on in and around Germany.

This story really heats up alongside the events of the times - her contacts that are Jewish grow more and more afraid of what will happen to them, members of the press have to watch their backs as they report on what is going on, and Georgie debates how far she will go to help those she cares about and get the insider info she needs to report on the terrors she is seeing.

To put in plainly, I absolutely loved this story! To see these events unfolding from the perspective of the foreign press within Berlin, and to see the lengths that these reporters will go to to reveal the reality of what is happening, leads to a thrilling read. Georgie is brave and genuine, and I came to love the pack of reporters she meets right along with her.

As the story concludes, Georgie laments that there are things she started that she regrets leaving unfinished. And it's true - there are story lines that never come to a conclusion within this book, but I believe the purpose is to show that she can't single handedly fix every problem. I did not mind that some of these were left open-ended, as the book concludes at the start of the war, so as a reader I am aware that there is plenty more to come.

I highly recommend this read - thank you to #netgalley and Avon Books for this ARC!

Wow! This book is beyond excellent! It needs to be turned into a movie or mini series!

Georgie Young is on the outside looking in. A young journalist from London is dispatched to Berlin in 1938. Days Eager to make a name for and prove herself, she arrives with her eyes wide open. What she sees is a lively town, full of life and full of boots...ready to fall in line with Hitler. Things are already falling apart for the German Jews and Georgie wants to find a way to tell there story so the rest of the world can see what’s really happening. With the help of a diverse group of international reporters, they work to find a way around the German propaganda and report the truth and hope someone is listening. Along the way, the group befriends a Jewish family and work together help them get to safety. The group uncovers a lesser known concentration camp and gets tangled up with a Nazi officer. All Georgie wants to do is tell someone’s story and she’s willing to put her life on the line for those she cares about and for what it right.

This story will get you from the get go. You’ll love the friendly banter of the journalists. You’ll admire the heroism of the main characters. You’ll be on the edge of your seat when the Gestapo comes knocking at the door. It’s a fresh perspective of WWII, through the eyes of a young, female, English journalist in a Berlin on the brink of war. A must read for WWII fans.

I love Mandy Robotham (Favorite historical fiction author by far!!) and was so excited to read an ARC by NetGalley. The Berlin Girl was absolutely amazing! I love when books are told from more than one character’s perspective and the author did a great job of doing that. This book is an emotional read as I loved the characters- especially the strong female lead. One of the best historical fiction books I’ve ever read!